FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 9, 2021

Contact: Amy Schutte                                                                                             

Phone: (208) 320-0564                                                                                                            

Email: [email protected]

Magic Valley Energy Hosts Open House for Lava Ridge Wind Project

TWIN FALLS, ID – Magic Valley Energy, an affiliate of LS Power, is hosting two open house events for Southern Idaho communities to learn more about the Lava Ridge Wind Project.

The 1000+ megawatt wind project, planned for Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka Counties, will require more than 700 workers during the construction phase, which will have an $80 million positive tax impact for Idaho and an economic output of more than $500 million according to an economic impact assessment. Once in operation, the wind project will provide an estimated $4 million annually to Idaho's tax base, largely impacting the three counties' schools, highway districts, fire, and ambulance services.

Community members are invited to attend one of two open houses to learn more about the project and talk with representatives from MVE on April 23rd from 4-7 PM at the CSI Applied Technology and Innovation Center (ATIC) or on April 24th from 3-6 PM Lincoln County Community Center in Shoshone.

On April 23rd, Magic Valley Energy along with the College of Southern Idaho's Renewable Energy program, will host interested high school juniors and seniors to learn about the project and CSI's renewable energy degree program.

CSI instructors and experienced wind technicians will be on-site to answer questions and demonstrate their climbing and repelling skills at CSI’s state of the art training facility. Interested students should contact their career counselors or Melissa Chantry at [email protected] by April 19th.

MVE is in the development phase of the project. This period includes interactions with federal, state, and local agencies, environmental and engineering studies, and outreach to local stakeholders. Construction of the project could begin as early as 2022.

More information on the project scope, economic impact, and project timeline can be found at www.magicvalleyenergy.com. Public feedback on the proposal is welcome and appreciated and may be submitted to [email protected].

For more information, please contact Amy Schutte at [email protected].

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Magic Valley Energy LLC is an affiliate of LS Power, a development, investment and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector. Since its inception in 1990, LS Power has consistently been at the leading edge of the industry’s evolution, often introducing or commercializing new technologies and developing new markets. To date, LS Power has developed, constructed, managed or acquired more than 45,000 MW of power generation, including utility scale solar, wind, hydro, natural gas-fired and battery storage projects, and over 660 miles of transmission, for which it has raised in excess of $46 billion in debt and equity financing to support North American infrastructure. Additionally, LS Power actively invests in businesses and platforms focused on distributed energy resources and energy efficiency. For more information, please visit www.LSPower.com.